Firearms sales skyrocketing

Firearm sales across the US are skyrocketing. Businesses are seeing as much as 10 fold increases in sales while manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand. Prices have begun to soar and wait times for many popular firearms are stretching into the months.

There are two main reasons for this surge in gun purchases. The first has to do with our fledgling economy. There is an understandable fear that during difficult times that crime will rise and people feel a greater need to protect themselves and their families. The second and even greater driving force behind this rush to gun ownership is the election of Barak Obama. He has clearly stated his opposition to personal firearms ownership and people are responding by gearing up and preparing for the most sweeping gun control legislation this country has ever seen. And, with good reason.

The prevailing thought by most gun owners and purchasers is that any future gun control legislation will only affect purchases of newly manufactured firearms. Therefore, anything currently in existence at the time legislation takes place would presumably be off limits to the government. This is how the Clinton 1994 Assault Weapons Ban worked. Many critics of that ban say the government didn't do enough to restrict ownership so there's no telling what future legislation will bring. The anti-gun lobby is rich and powerful. With Democrats controlling both the White House and Congress, future gun bans are certain and the idea of mandatory registration and / or confiscation of firearms is not completely unimaginable.

The media is keeping relatively quiet about this right now for a good reason. They are trying to prevent a frenzy of gun purchases that is sure to give even more people a stake in the battle to minimize gun control. Take my word for it, the panic buying has already begun and will not slow down in the foreseeable future. I have already witnessed this take place once before and there's good reason to believe that the next ban will become permanent. If you have any desire to purchase a firearm, I encourage you to go out and do so soon because whenever legislation does occur, there will not be much warning.



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